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Employment-to-population ratio — Bangladesh

Employment-to-population ratio in Bangladesh in 2025 — 56.57%. Ranked 101 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 0.91 pp.

2025 56.57% −0.19 pp vs 2024
World rank 101of 182
Period maximum 59.03%2022
Period minimum 53.65%2016

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Employment-to-population ratio — Bangladesh, 1991–2025525456586019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 55.67%1992: 55.8%1993: 55.9%1994: 56.02%1995: 56.13%1996: 56.24%1997: 56.28%1998: 56.29%1999: 56.28%2000: 56.26%2001: 56.11%2002: 55.9%2003: 55.67%2004: 55.65%2005: 55.65%2006: 55.99%2007: 55.86%2008: 55.71%2009: 55.53%2010: 56.6%2011: 55.94%2012: 55.3%2013: 54.65%2014: 54.31%2015: 53.97%2016: 53.65%2017: 55.78%2018: 56.3%2019: 56.79%2020: 56.46%2021: 57.75%2022: 59.03%2023: 58.85%2024: 56.76%2025: 56.57%
Change over the period: +0.91 pp Annual average: 0.03 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Bangladesh

Bangladesh 56.57%
World 58.06%
South Asia 53.25%
Southern Asia computed 51.66%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 56.17%
Employment-to-population ratio — Bangladesh, by year Bangladesh All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 56.57 −0.19 pp
2024 56.76 −2.08 pp
2023 58.85 −0.19 pp
2022 59.03 +1.28 pp
2021 57.75 +1.29 pp
2020 56.46 −0.33 pp
2019 56.79 +0.49 pp
2018 56.3 +0.52 pp
2017 55.78 +2.13 pp
2016 53.65 −0.32 pp
2015 53.97 −0.34 pp
2014 54.31 −0.34 pp
2013 54.65 −0.65 pp
2012 55.3 −0.64 pp
2011 55.94 −0.66 pp
2010 56.6 +1.07 pp
2009 55.53 −0.18 pp
2008 55.71 −0.16 pp
2007 55.86 −0.13 pp
2006 55.99 +0.34 pp
2005 55.65 +0 pp
2004 55.65 −0.03 pp
2003 55.67 −0.23 pp
2002 55.9 −0.21 pp
2001 56.11 −0.16 pp
2000 56.26 −0.02 pp
1999 56.28 −0.01 pp
1998 56.29 +0.01 pp
1997 56.28 +0.04 pp
1996 56.24 +0.11 pp
1995 56.13 +0.11 pp
1994 56.02 +0.12 pp
1993 55.9 +0.1 pp
1992 55.8 +0.13 pp
1991 55.67 —

Southern Asia, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

BT Bhutan 62.73 MV Maldives 60.63 BD Bangladesh 56.57 IN India 53.31 PK Pakistan 49.5 LK Sri Lanka 46.57 IR Iran 37.57 NP Nepal 35.14 AF Afghanistan 32.46
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About the indicator

The ratio of the employed to the population aged 15 and over. Unlike the unemployment rate it does not depend on whether a person is looking for work, so it captures the actual involvement of the population in the economy better. Employment and unemployment together give the full picture: low unemployment alongside low employment means mass withdrawal from the labor force.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.

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How much output one employed person creates in a year — in constant PPP dollars.

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The share of the labor force that is looking for work and available to start.

Bangladesh by year Labor Labor force participation rate

What share of the population aged 15 and over works or looks for work.

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The share of workers who work for themselves — from entrepreneurs to the informally employed.

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